Events & Festivals
What's more fun than a big party celebrating amazing regional food? We think not much. We love all the food festivals and events that shine a spotlight on regional foods, traditions, art, and music. But, for us, it's mostly about the food.
If you know of a festival or event you think our editors should know about, please email us.
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Kirkland Concours d’Elegance: Wine and Classic Car Extravaganza
Nothing comes close to the perfect pairing of wineries and classic vintage automobiles you’ll find at the Kirkland Concours d’Elegance.
Heathman Restaurant Celebrates Farm-to-Table
In a celebration of summer and the people who bring us products from farms and vineyards, chefs Philippe Boulot, Michael Stanton, Brian Scheehser, and John Gayer teamed up to shop a local farmers’ market in the morning and create a five-course meal from their finds in the evening.
Kona Coffee Festival: Great Coffee, Good Fun
The Kona Coffee Festival is 10-days of events that celebrate not only Kona coffee, but the people and culture that make this one of the finest coffees in the world.
Plano Balloon Festival: Floating on a Cloud
It’s barely 6 a.m. and the sky is just dawning pink when we jump into the vans and head for Oak Point Park, the launch center for the annual Plano, Texas Balloon Festival.
San Antonio Wine & Food Festival
I’m in the land of the Spurs, roses, cattle, the River Walk and Alamo. But I don’t remember the Alamo.
Mudbug Madness Festival, Shreveport, Louisiana
The music booms through the speakers – fiddles squeal, an accordion whines, and guitars throb out a lively Cajun beat that has young and old, black and white, couples and singles twirling, stomping, clapping, and laughing. We’re at the annual, four-day Mudbug Madness Festival held every Memorial Day weekend in Shreveport, Louisiana.
